The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-26
NUMBER Al.
PARNELLISM.
The Other Side of the Irish Question
Facts for American Consideration.

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Facts for American Consideration.
Editor ~ ne PdldtLa Nstos.
Ii is perhaps not surprising that in
| city like New York. where the Irish ele-
ment 50 largely preponderates. the daily
papers should find il a matter of peculiar
expedieacy 10 view all British affairs
through green spectacles.
Ii is passing strange, however. To the
uninitiated. that a whole nation, as voiced
by an almost unanimous press, should be-
80 blindly preiudiced, and SO profoundly
ignorant ON such an important subject as
the Irish question.
From the general tone of newspaper
leaders i'm this country one would imag-
inc that Ia this question there can be no
two sides. that the unscrupulous tyranny
of England is "A demonstrated fact, and
that the Irish is "A shamefully abused
people. Ii would seem also that Amer
ica is profoundly stirred 10y this spec
tacle. and deeply sympathetic. Some
light is thrown on the subject by the
following extract from an editorial in
the ArgoRdm of April 49,
The Associated Press with an ndf-
ference 10 truth that has ever character
lied its transmission of news To this
coast, is now in conspiracy with the
leaders of the Irish rebellion against gov
crnment and law. 10 impress Americans
with the idea that their actions are not
criminal and treasonable, and is carrying
back Ia Great Britain the blazing lie that
this Home Rule movement meets with
the approval and endorsement of Amer
leans. The plain and palatable truth
is. there is not an honest and intelligent
American of native birth. not i'm politics
and not Of the Roman or papal faith. and
who has the courage Ia express his true
sentiments. who does not disapprove OF
the whole business. and whodoes not look
upon the holding of lrish-American meet.
ings. the writing of sympathetic letters,
the expression of Legislative and muni-
cipal bodies, the sending of money in aid
of Irish politics. .as an impudence interfer
ence with the politics of "A country with
whose people and government we are at
peace. These things are not done by
Americans. but 10y Irish and lrish-Amer-
alton, and 10y demagogue politicians who
are cowardly enough Ia fear the Irish
vote and contemplate enough 90 desire
to obtain it 10y a sacrifice Of their politi-
cal manhood.
Can il indeed be the fact that all this
clamor. and even Congressional action,is
not really representative of American
Z. a.. a. ~
dreadful bogey Of American politicians--
the Irish votey The periodical Irish article
bristles with much pathetic balderdash.
and vague charges are made against the
British government of oppression and IN
Justice but we are given no SPECIFIC m
stances that will bear the light Of inves-
tigation. The British correspondents OF
our influential newspapers are almost IN
yariably Irish, and they shamelessly mis-
represent the state Of affairs.
One who reads nothing but American
papers can be- excused for believing that
the Irish tenant farmers are the most
wretehedly abused people under the sun,
while lac certainly but little understands
that they are better protected by law
than any other tenants in the world. by
the land act of 1881 they were granted
almost all they prayed for, Fair rent.
'.hxity" of tenure and free sale
ANY tenant who fnncies his rent too
high. il entitled Ia have il fixed for him
by a commission on which he II repre-
sented. This rent remains unaltered for
fifteen wears The law recognizes that a
tenant has a certain right in his holding,
by virtue of which, ON relinquishing his
tenancy, he may claim compensation Tor
the improvements he has made, or he
may sell his right of tenure TO the nigh
est bidder
wonder how long or how much II
would take 10 persuade American legis-
lators To pass such lawsI And how long
would Americans endure an organized
conspiracy against the payment OF any
rent at all, even by those able and will
ing to pay; a conspiracy that makes IT.
self felt and heard by no more innocent
and manly means than the anonymous
threatening letter. midnight murder, the
manning and mutilation Of cattle AMI
outrage of women and children.
rather fancy that coercion would but
mildly describe the manner OF treat
ment that this country would adopt III
such emergency. Henry George and his
theories receive but scant encouragement
from reasonable and responsible citizens
and yet they are mild and harmless In
comparison with Parnell and Parnellism.
To an unbiased mind, do not think u
could appear advisable that the power to
make laws should be given 10 people
who are incapable of keeping them, and
whose petitions take the form OF dynam-
ite and dagger. The country that eighty
eight years ago possessed House OF
Commons and House Of Peers, winch
both voted themselves out Of existence
has not yet made it plain that IL has edu-
Gated itself to a point where IL Is capable
Of approaching and preserving Home
Rule. GRosVENoh'
Oranges Twelve Weeks from the
Tree.
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